Tour de Babel

There is a lot in this article, and even what you don't agree with should make you think about some things.

"I think there may still be more Lisp hackers, per capita, in CS Apps than in any other group at Amazon. Not that they get to use it much, but as Eric Raymond said, even if you don't program in it much, learning Lisp will be a profound experience that will make you a better engineer for the rest of your life.
Religion isn't the opiate of the masses anymore, Karl. IDEs are."